First and foremost, a garage door, by design, contains springs designed to balance your door and make it easier to lift. Those springs are under incredible amounts of tension. If a spring breaks or is improperly released, it can cause incredible and potentially fatal injuries. Keep in mind, when working on a garage door spring, it is likely that your face and head will be close to it, meaning that your most sensitive area will be in the direct path of the released spring.
The technician, Robert Helton, was very pleasant, helpful, and professional. He repaired the garage door opener expeditiously and explained why it hadn't worked properly. He also checked the chain mechanism and the door itself and showed me how to manually work the door should I need to do that in the future. I was very pleased with this repair work.
It is precisely on those coldest days of the year when you most need and appreciate the convenience of opening and closing your garage door quickly. Sadly, that's exactly the kind of day when moisture and cold can conspire to make this difficult. Garage doors can and do freeze to the garage floor. Sometimes it is just a minor icy connection between the two that can be broken when you hit the opener button. If the door refuses to budge on the first attempt, though, resist the urge to keep banging on the automatic opener button. This is likely to cause a more serious problem with the garage door opener—including, but not limited to, stripped gears, broken springs, and a burned-out motor on the opener.

Test the door balance. A garage door should require only a few pounds of pressure to move it up and down. If springs wear out and lose their resiliency, a power garage door opener may need to work extra hard to lift the door. This can quickly wear out the motor on the opener. Replacing worn-out springs is usually a job for a professional technician.

Looking to repair your garage door opener? Common problems could range from issues with the remote or wall switch that control the garage door opener to more serious issues like a grinding noise coming from the opener itself. If you need help with repairing your garage opener, schedule a repair appointment today! We repair all major brands and have same-day availability in most markets, so we can get your garage door opener repaired and running smoothly. To learn more about the cost of repairing garage doors, visit our garage door and opener installation and repair cost guide.

If you notice that one of your garage door pieces is broken or damaged, contact us and we will come and replace it. Our experienced technicians can carry out most garage door repairs on-the-spot, as their service trucks are stocked with a full supply of tools and parts. They are proud of their work and are able to repair any brand of garage door there is on the market with ease. If you need our service for any broken parts, you can contact us online to schedule an appointment.

KEITH ANDERSON was the Service Technician who looked after our needs today.... Dec,31,2015. He replaced the springs, cables, bearings, etc. and capably got our seized-up double garage door functioning properly. We were impressed with his polite call to confirm an arrival time, his promptness by arriving on time, good grooming, business-like courtesy, knowledge and workmanship. This is the third visit to our home by a Precision representative, the previous visits were in 2011 and 2012, and we would highly recommend your company & your employees!